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A T ai C hi exercise programme improved exercise behaviour and reduced blood pressure in outpatients with hypertension
Author(s) -
Lo HuiMing,
Yeh ChingYi,
Chang ShuChuan,
Sung HueiChuan,
Smith Graeme D
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12006
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , physical therapy , diastole , physical exercise , rehabilitation
This two‐group pretest and posttest quasi‐experimental study aimed to evaluate the effects of a T ai C hi exercise programme on exercise behaviour and blood pressure ( BP ) in outpatients with hypertension. The experimental group ( n = 27) received the Y ang‐style T ai C hi exercise programme three times a week for 8 weeks. The control group ( n = 31) received routine care with no T ai C hi exercise. Exercise behaviour and exercise time using R outine H ealth C are B ehaviour scale and BP were assessed at baseline and 8 weeks. The experimental group had a significant improvement on exercise behaviour ( t = 2.11, P < 0.001) and exercise time ( t = 1.44, P = 0.003), and a significant reduction in systolic BP ( t = 2.57, P < 0.001) and diastolic BPs ( t = 2.86, P < 0.001) compared with those of the control group. T ai C hi is an inexpensive and viable exercise and can improve exercise behaviour and BP control in outpatients with hypertension. T ai C hi exercise might offer outpatients with hypertension additional options, such as an adjunct to formal cardiac rehabilitation or as an exercise alternative in their management of hypertension. Nursing staff can easily learn and incorporate this exercise in patient education or care planning in the care of patients with hypertension in outpatient settings.